Learning how to ask for more is a skill that comes in handy.
Don’t put your first run of t-shirts on a credit card.
Rent the van.
Buy the van when you can shoulder the (inevitable) repairs.
Rent the bus.
Get the promoter to charter the plane.
Pay your people.
Pay them a little bit more…and on time.
Have a plan for when a big pay day rolls around.
The difference between a $70 hotel room and a $100 is astounding. Just spend that extra $30.
When you start getting famous you’re going to want to bring friends out on the road just for fun. That’s great. But they’re costing you money and you’re only starting to get famous. You’re not super famous yet. There’s no track record that this cash flow is going to keep going.
If you can find good PR who is willing to work on commission, hire them and tell the rest of us.
If you can teach your fans to stream you will make money forever.
At the beginning you want to headline because it’s cool but you’re playing clubs and the headliner has the worst time slot. So you decide it’s better to be the opener. To be the opener for big acts. Then you realize that the money is in headlining. You have to have a plan that leads you to being a headliner.
If someone is griping about $50, just pay them and get on with the day.
If you're signing the checks, consider that a huge honor.
When you find people you truly love to work with, do your very best to not let money issues tear it apart.
